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Disclaimer: Forecasts and temperatures for days 1-5 are produced by MetService meteorologists. Forecasts for days 6-10 above are automatically generated by MetService's computer weather modelling system.

Today

Wind (km/h)

Light:

<15

Moderate:

15-29

Fresh:

30-39

Strong:

40-59

Gale:

60-89

Severe gale:

>89

Rain (mm/h)

Light:

0.1 - 2.0

Moderate:

2.1 - 6.0

Heavy:

6.1 - 25

Torrential:

>25

While computer generated forecasts are useful, the model that produced the 2-hourly graph today is just one of a number of resources used by our meteorologists and can differ from their analysis, presented in the text forecast at the top of the page. In the event that these differ, please use the text forecasts produced by MetService meteorologists. Data generated for ).

Today's Sun & Pollen

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

Tomorrow

Forecast

2am

4am

6am

8am

10am

12pm

2pm

4pm

6pm

8pm

10pm

12am

Wind (km/h)

Light:

<15

Moderate:

15-29

Fresh:

30-39

Strong:

40-59

Gale:

60-89

Severe gale:

>89

Rain (mm/h)

Light:

0.1 - 2.0

Moderate:

2.1 - 6.0

Heavy:

6.1 - 25

Torrential:

>25

While computer generated forecasts are useful, the model that produced the 2-hourly graph today is just one of a number of resources used by our meteorologists and can differ from their analysis, presented in the text forecast at the top of the page. In the event that these differ, please use the text forecasts produced by MetService meteorologists. Data generated for ).

Tomorrow's Sun & Pollen

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

n/a

Sun & Pollen

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

n/a

Sun & Pollen

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

n/a

Sun & Pollen

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Temperature (°C)

Rainfall (mm/h)

No rain

Light

0.1 - 2.0

Moderate

2.1 - 6.0

Heavy

6.1 - 25

Torrential

> 25

Wind Speed and Direction (km/h)

Humidity (%)

Pressure (hPa)

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This month in your garden

Goodbye summer and welcome autumn. The days are starting to cool down so it's the perfect time to start preparing and planting your winter garden. If conditions are still very dry in your area, continue to water regularly and deeply.

Your garden will probably be inundated with all kinds of vegetables. Regularly pick off vegetables as they ripen and if you find yourself with too many, consider making chutneys, relishes, or freezing them to use later on in the year.

To get flowers well established before the shorter, colder winter days, autumn becomes an important season to prepare your garden for spectacular colour in the winter and spring. When soil cools down, plant new bulbs or fertilise existing ones. Prune back perennials that have finished for the season.

Autumn is here, and it's the main harvest time for apples, pears, grapes and many other varieties of fruit. If you are planting fruit trees at this time of year, it is important to put them in a position of full sun but also an area where it is protected from strong winds.

White butterflies, slugs and snails are still out in large numbers. Lay slug pellets down and spray plants to keep under them under control. In your edible garden areas, spraying soapy water all over plants works well if you discover something is nibbling on leaves.

This is a guide only. Visit your local garden store for more info.

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Past weather

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Historical average

Temperature:

highest & lowest /

Rainfall:

total

Peak wind gust: The direction and speed of the highest gust that was recorded in the hour ended at the time shown.
Temperature: The temperature recorded at the time shown.
Rainfall: The total rainfall that fell in the hour ended at the time shown.

Peak wind gust: The direction and speed of the highest gust that was recorded on the calendar day.
Temperature: The highest (orange) and lowest (light blue) temperatures that were recorded on the calendar day.
Rainfall: The total rainfall that fell during the calendar day.

The shade of the bar indicates the year or historical average.
Temperature: The data for the historical average is the average maximum and average minimum temperature for the month recorded over the past 10 years (where available). The data for the most recent period and the year previous is the highest maximum and lowest minimum recorded for the month.
Rainfall: The total rainfall that fell during the month

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Current weather extremes

Yesterday's weather extremes

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